Zhang Shuai/John Peers into US Open mixed doubles semifinals
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NEW YORK (Xinhua) -- The pair of China's Zhang Shuai and Australia's John Peers shrugged off the first set down, rallying to edge out American Nicole Melichar/Austrian Oliver Marach to advance into the US Open mixed doubles semifinals here on Monday.
The none-seeded Zhang/Peers upset Melichar/marach, the second seed, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 11-9 in one hour and 44 minutes.
It is the first time that Zhang, 29, entered the top four of a Grand Slam tournament.
So far, Zhang is also in the US Open women's doubles quarterfinals with her Australian partner, Samantha Stosur. They will take on Russian Anstasia Pavlyuchenkova/Latvian Anastasija Sevastova to vie for a semifinal berth.
Zhang had ever competed in the women's singles, but were eliminated in the first round by 12th seed Garbine Muguruza from Spain.
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Peers, 30, is ranked 4th in the doubles now.
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